Tinfoil hat time...
Do nuclear freaking submarines just catch fire? Especially with Russia threatening preemptive strikes and stuff right now.
Remember that article about a new type of radar being deployed on the navy's destroyers, a bunch of ships in US waters in a circle showcasing it, and a Chinese sub surfaces right in the center of them just to say 'lol'? I bet they'd cover up an actual attack to avoid the bad PR or the implications.
Do nuclear freaking submarines just catch fire? Especially with Russia threatening preemptive strikes and stuff right now.
Remember that article about a new type of radar being deployed on the navy's destroyers, a bunch of ships in US waters in a circle showcasing it, and a Chinese sub surfaces right in the center of them just to say 'lol'? I bet they'd cover up an actual attack to avoid the bad PR or the implications.